FAMILY TRICHECHIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Comprising only the manatees

Synonyms:

family Trichechidae; Trichechidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Trichechidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "family Trichechidae"):

genus Trichecus; Trichechus (type and sole genus of the Trichechidae)

Holonyms ("family Trichechidae" is a member of...):

order Sirenia; Sirenia (an animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea cow)